Child&#39;s garment



1944- v. I. STEPHENSON 2,333,552

CHILDS GARMENT Filed Feb. 26, 1940 W Wu ' e/we M he son- 54 aa, M, F ji, OQTTop pys Patented Jan. 4, 1944 2,338,552 onmn's GARMENT Verne L. Stephenson, Goshen, Ind., assignor to Snuggle Products, Inc., Goshen Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application February 26, 1940, Serial No. 320,837

2 Claims.

The invention pertains to a child's garment and has more particular reference to garments of the type commonly known as play suits.

Because of the rapid growth of small children, suits of the character indicated are frequently outgrown before outwom, and this is especially objectionable in the case of garments made of heavier materials as in the case of snow suits, which are relatively costly. With this in view the general aim of this invention is to provide for the easy enlargement not only of the body of the suit but of the arm and leg portions thereof, to accommodate the growth of the child.

More particularly stated the invention has for its object the provision of extensible folds at the ends of the arm sleeves or trouser legs, so constructed as to provide cuffs serving to enhance the appearance of the garment.

A further object is to provide a suit having a trouser section with extensible folds at the ends thereof, and openings at the inner sides of the legs, with means for fastening the edges of the openings in such a way as to be capable of use either in the original or unextended condition of the garment or in the extended form thereof.

The objects of the invention thus generally stated, together with other and ancillary advantages, are attained by the construction shown by way of illustration in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective View of a childs suit embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken approximately in the plane of line 22 of Fig. l and showing the extensible construction at the lower ends of the trouser legs.

Fig. 3 is a similar view but showing the parts in extended relation.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the construction employed in fastening together the edges of the openings at the inner sides of the leg portions.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustratin the same construction as in Fig. 4 but looking from the opposite or inner side of the leg.

' Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken approximately in the plane of line 66 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the suit comprises a lower or trouser section I having leg portions 8, and a top or waist section 9 having shoulder portions ill and arm portions H. The upper sides of the arm portions ll merge into the shoulders Ill and are provided with openings adapted to be closed by slide fasteners I: (one only being shown) which openings extend into the neck opening defined by front and rear collar portions ii.

The lower end of each leg portion is constructed so as to provide for the extension thereof as well as to enhance the appearance of the garment in its initial or unextended form. To this end the material from which the garment is made is first folded inwardly upon itself to form a hem I4 secured with a row of stitching l5. It is then doubled back upon itself along a line spaced from the hem to form an inner extensible fold I6, and thence is reversely folded to form an outer cuff l1 disposed in overlying and concealing relation to the inner fold l5. Adjacent the upper edge of the cuff II a row of stitching l8 extends entirely through the several thicknesses of material to fasten them together. This row of stitching l8 preferably coincides with the row of stitching 15 of the hem, being shown somewhat offset in Fig. 2 for the sake of clearness in illustration. When it is desired to lengthen the leg portions 8 it is only necessary to rip open the stitching l8, thus allowing the cuff portion to drop as shown in Fig. 3. Because the stitching I8 extends through the several thicknesse of material, it may be ripped from the inside of the leg so as to avoid cutting the hem stitching l5.

To facilitat the operation of putting on the suit, the inner sides of the leg portions are formed with openings continuing through the crotch, and these openings extend downwardly through the extensible fold l6 and cuff l1, dividing the latter transversely thereof. The edges of the openings in the inner sides of the leg portion above the cuffs are disengageably connected by a slide fastener I9 incorporated in a tap 20 stitched to the inner side edges of the material. Below the slide fastener IS, the ends of the cuff are disengageably connected by a tongue 2| and a snap fastener 22. One end of the tongue is enclosed in the hem at the lower edge of the material as shown in broken lines in Fig. 5 and anchored therein, one of the pairs of the snap fasteners being carried by the free end of the tongue and th other portion by the cuff. In Fig. 4 the end portion of the cuff carrying the socket member of the fastener is shown folded back to expose the same.

It will be observed that since the parts of the snap fastener 22 and the tongue 2| are carried by the outer cufl, this device is operative either in the unextended or extended conditionofthe garment. Thus it is only necessary to remov the stitching la in order to effect the desired extension.

To provide for the extension of sleeves II, a

, made separately and their upper and lower edges unitedby a row of stitching 24 (Fig. 6). The material is then additionally stitched at 25 to form the extensible fold. .Overlying the seam formed by the stitching 25 isabelt 2'8.

Through the provision of extensible folds in the main body portion of the garment as well as in a the ends of the limb portions thereof, namely, the arm sleeves and trouser legs, it is possible to en large the garment quickly and easily so as to accommodate the growth of the child; and by the construction employed, the original appearance of .the garment is enhanced.

I claim: 1. A child's suit comprising a body, including an upper or waist section and a lower or trouser section, pairs of limb portions comprising respectively sleeve and leg portions, the outer end of each limb portion of at least one of said pairs having the material composing the same folded inwardly to form a hem with an inturned edge portion secured by a row stitching, the material being folded outwardly along a line spaced above said row of stitching and thence reversely to thereby form an inner two-ply extensible fold and an outer cut! of double thickness separate from and overlying said extensible told and a row of stitching extending through the several thicknesses or material at the upper edge of said cui! and adapted -when ripped open to permit an extending movement of the cut! bodily in a direction lengthwise of the limb portion or the garment as an incident to the unfolding of said inner told.

2. A childs suit comprising a. body, including an upper or waist section and a lower or trouser section, .pairs or limb portions comprising respectively sleeve and leg portions, the outer end or fold, thence outwardly and downwardly to a position below said first fold to form an outer eufl ply, then inwardly and upwardly to a position above the first fold and between the extensible fold and outer cufl ply, a first line or stitchin securing together the last named fold "and outer cufl ply only, a second line of stitching securing together all the folds and adjacent body portion, the second line 01' stitching being separate from the said first lin of stitching, whereupon removal of the second line permits the extensible fold to open and thereby lengthen the garment.

VERNE L. STEPHENSON. 

